Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning items includes a container having a bottom wall, an open top, and an item-supporting screen formed in the bottom wall. A cleaning station has an open top and slideably receives the container. The container and cleaning station are in fluid communication with a remote vacuum source. A jet nozzle positioned inside the container is in fluid communication with a remote source of clean water and sprays clean water on the item upon activation of a pump. Ambient air for drying the item after cleaning is drawn into the container through an opening formed in a container lid and follows a path of travel that envelopes the item and dries the item when the remote source of vacuum is activated. The rate of flow of ambient air as well as the breadth of the flow is controlled by the size of the opening in the container lid.

Abstract: Reversibly switchable (transformable) surface layer changeable from (super)hydrophobic to (super)hydrophilic surface states are described. Methods of decontamination of surfaces exposed to contaminate are provided. The reversibly switchable properties of the surface layer can be controlled by an external stimulus.

Abstract: A brush useful in pipeline pigs, for example, in magnetic flux leakage tools or cleaning tools, a method of making the brush and pipeline pig comprising the brush. The brush has a metal bristle holder and a plurality of bristles, the ends of which are held in the bristle holder by glue, swaging or a combination of glue and swaging. The glue may be an anaerobic glue. The brush and method of making avoid the use of heat to secure the bristles to the bristle holder, avoid the use of solder or weld metal, and are less labor intensive than soldering or welding.

Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention is a system comprising a feeder to feed projectiles. There is a conveyor for metering the projectiles, and that conveyor is in communication with the feeder. A pipe is in communication with the conveyor, for impelling projectiles through the pipe. In another it is use of a barrel internally lined with a helical blade for unconfined metering of projectiles to clean a gas pressurized pipe.

Abstract: Devices for use in the disposal of pharmaceutical compositions are provided. Aspects of the devices include: a support having a surface; an activated carbon layer present on the surface; and an adhesive for stably associating a pharmaceutical composition with the activated carbon layer upon application of the pharmaceutical composition to the activated carbon layer. Also provided are methods of using the devices and kits containing the devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roll arrangement for use in metallurgical technology, comprising a roll that has a roll barrel and two roll necks, and at least one neck bushing for accommodating at least one of the roll necks in a rotationally fixed manner. A carrier element that functions as a form-locking rotationally fixed connection is arranged between the roll neck and the neck bushing. In order to increase the load-bearing capacity of the roll bearing without increasing the size of or the mounting space for the roll bearing and at the same time ensure easy assembly, the roll neck is mounted in the neck bushing with some radial play such that a circumferential cavity is formed between the neck bushing and the roll neck in the unloaded stated as a result of the radial play. In order to increase the size of the cavity, the roll neck or the inner surface of the neck bushing additionally has a concave contour or profile.

Abstract: A method for roller burnishing a cylindrical component part surface of a workpiece includes using a roller burnishing tool including at least one rolling element. The at least one rolling element is pressed by hydrostatic pressurization radially outwardly against the component part surface and is left to roll down on the component part surface by rotating the roller burnishing tool or the workpiece. The torque arising as a result of the friction between the at least one rolling element and the component part surface is detected and sent for evaluation.

Abstract: A hem is formed in two abutting surfaces of a work piece in a two-pass process in which the work piece is pre-hemmed by a reciprocating tool in a first pass and in which the hem is then formed from the pre-hem by the same reciprocating tool in a second pass upon inversion of the work piece. In especially preferred aspects, the reciprocating tool has an angled contact surface that cooperates with a corresponding static tool.

Abstract: The invention relates to a production system (1) for free-form bending. It includes a bending press (3) with bending tools (4) which are interchangeably held in tool holders (19, 20), a manipulator (28) with gripping tongs (30) having gripping fingers (31, 32), and a recess (35, 36) disposed in the bending tool (4) with stop regions (49, 50) disposed at a distance apart from one another for manipulating the bending tool (4). Additional contact surfaces (40) are provided on ends (38, 39) of the gripping fingers (31, 32) on sides of the gripping fingers (31, 32) facing away from one another. The ends (38, 39) of the gripping fingers (31, 32) are inserted in the recess (35, 36) in order to hold the bending tool (4). The contact surfaces (40) are pressed against the stop regions (49, 50) in the direction opposite the clamping force for holding the workpiece (2) to be produced.

Abstract: A breakage prevention mechanism is configured to prevent deformation or breakage of a crossbar and transfer the work even in the condition where a pair of left and right arm supporting the both end of the cross bar is displaced beyond assumption. The breakage prevention mechanism is equipped with a pair of arms which is synchronized and moves approximately parallel, and a crossbar bridged between the top end of the arms. Both end of the crossbar and the arm are connected pivotably around two axis. Both end of the crossbar are configured to be slidable against the arm in X axis direction. The plunger is placed between both end of the crossbar and arm, in which protects the crossbar by restraining the pivoting and the sliding of both in the normal condition and releasing the restraint when the unintended force is given.

Abstract: A machine for deforming the wires of grids for making electric accumulators, which comprises two lower molds, and two upper molds which are positioned above the lower molds and which are operable to shift between a raised position, in which they are separated from the underlying lower molds, and a lowered position in which they are pressed against the lower molds to deform the wires of the grids on a grid strip. The upper molds comprise respective projecting molding areas and respective seats which are positioned between the molding areas of the relative upper mold, and each housing a corresponding piece-detacher element which, when the upper molds are in the raised position, is suitable to interfere with the grid remaining attached to the corresponding upper mold to separate the grid from such upper mold.

Abstract: A device and a method for controlled setting of a coil spring, enabling a coil spring to be blocked in controlled manner with a selected compression length, in particular when compression with touching turns is unfavorable. According to the invention, the device comprises a first support configured to hold the first end of the spring and a second support configured to hold the second end of the spring, the first and second supports being configured to move relative to each other; the device further comprising at least one insertable rest configured to be inserted between certain turns of the spring during compression of the spring.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a screw-threaded bottle-can including the steps of: forming a shoulder part, a pipe part, a tapered part and an aperture-end part above a trunk part; and forming a screw-thread part by an inner mold and an outer mold in which the pipe part is sandwiched therebetween. An outer diameter of the pipe part is formed to an intermediate diameter between a ridge diameter and a bottom diameter of the screw-thread part. The screw-thread part is formed from the tapered part to the pipe part so as to form a screw-starting part at an intermediate position of the tapered part. A height of a first step of a right-hand screw-type protrusion of the inner mold is formed to be lower than a height of a second and subsequent steps in an angle range of 90° circumferentially continuing from the screw-starting part.

Abstract: An electric drive for a processing tool, in particular for a rivet setting appliance, has an electric motor connected to an actuating element that is linearly displaceable in an axial direction. A damping element that acts in the axial direction is arranged between the electric motor and the actuating element for impact decoupling of the electric motor from the actuating element. As a result, sudden loads, for example if a rivet mandrel breaks during the blind rivet setting operation, are absorbed in a material-conserving manner.

Abstract: The core sand filling method comprises a step of operating an aeration air supply means, so as to float and fluidize core sand within a sand blow chamber and, when a pressure Pf of the sand blow chamber measured by the first pressure sensor reaches a first pressure, operating a compressed air supply means and a step of stopping the aeration air supply means and compressed air supply means from operating when each of the pressure Pf within the sand blow chamber and a pressure Pc within a sand storage chamber is a second pressure or higher while a differential pressure ?P=Pc?Pf is a third pressure or lower.

Abstract: A device for die-casting metal material, including a screw unit for bringing the material into a thixotropic state and a cylinder/piston unit fed by the screw unit for applying pressure to the thixotropic material for the die casting, wherein a thermally controllable valve is arranged between the screw unit and the cylinder/piston unit.

Abstract: In a method of processing a substrate in accordance with an embodiment, a trench may be formed in the substrate, a stamp device may be disposed at least in the trench; at least one part of the trench that is free from the stamp device may be at least partially filled with trench filling material; and the stamp device may be removed from the trench.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for the production of shaped reactive alloys are disclosed. The shaped reactive alloys are obtained by controlled droplet casting in inert atmosphere, wherein the droplets are produced by using mechanical force on a metallic ampoule containing the molten alloy. The manufacture of gas sorbent and elements for vacuum systems according to the above method are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a phosphorus-doped nickel nanoparticle. The method includes the steps of: mixing a nickel solution including a nickel compound and a solvent, a seed particle, and a phosphorus-containing reductant in an arbitrary order to prepare a mixed solution; and adjusting pH of the mixed solution such that the mixed solution becomes acidic. According to the method, a phosphorus-doped nickel nanoparticle that is suitable to be applied to solar cell electrodes requiring low contact resistance can be manufactured.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing nanometer-size spherical particles. The method includes a first step for producing intermediate spherical particles. The intermediate spherical particles include a polycrystalline or single-crystalline region, having a particle size of 1 to 300 ?m. The method of the present invention further includes a second step for producing final spherical particles. The second step uses a swirling plasma gas flow having the central axis thereof, the central axis running through an area between an anode and a cathode of a plasma generator. The intermediate spherical particles are discharged along the axis to subject the intermediate spherical particles to a plasma atmosphere of the area to form the final spherical particles.

Abstract: A pair of pinching members pinching a workpiece stem portion, and a deburring tool performing deburring onto the workpiece stem portion pinched by the pair of pinching members are disposed under a pair of guide rails. The deburring tool has a recess so that an opening of the recess faces the other end face of the workpiece stem portion, and is capable of a displacement motion in an axis extension direction of the recess while rotating around the recess axis, and a recess inner circumferential surface is formed so as to reduce its diameter as it goes from the recess opening side toward a recess internal side, and a blade portion is provided on the recess inner circumferential surface. Thereby, it is possible to perform deburring without increasing the machining line length, and prevent abnormal wear of a rubbing stone due to the deburring.

Abstract: A cutting insert has a dovetail anti-slip arrangement for securing the cutting insert to a machine tool. The anti-slip arrangement includes first and second insert abutment surfaces having dovetail portions, each of which form an external and acute dovetail angle with an insert base surface. The dovetail portions are configured with one or more geometric features related to a cutting edge geometry of the cutting insert.

Abstract: A cutting tool including a body, a blade, a feed shaft, and a locking member. The body defines an axis and is adapted to be received by a spindle of a power tool. The blade is removably supportable on the body and rotatable about the axis for cutting a workpiece. A feed shaft is removably supportable in the body and rotatable about the axis for engaging a workpiece, the feed shaft being mountable in the cutting tool to engage and at least partially restrain the blade. The feed shaft further includes an opening transverse to the axis. The locking member is engageable with the body and with the opening in the feed shaft. Advancement of the locking member into the opening tightens both the blade and the feed shaft to the body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a deep-hole drill, comprising a first coating extending over the effective length of the guide section and a second coating that is applied to the tip of the drill in the cutting region, the region of which extends over an axial length that, at a maximum, corresponds to double the nominal diameter of the drill. In such a way, when the bore tip is worn by use, said tip can be recoated after sharpening without the nominal diameter of the drill tip substantially increasing, in particular even after being sharpened several times.

Abstract: The strap and band cutter is specially configured to produce smoothly rounded corners on the ends of a cut band or strap when opening palletized loads and other materials secured together by straps or bands for shipping. The cutter is a manually operated shear having two elongate lever arms joined by a pivot. The arms terminate in handles at one end and cutting jaws at the other. The cutter operates in double shear, i.e., a central jaw having two cutting edges passes through the opposite jaw and its two shear faces. The jaws are specially configured to produce rounded corners on the two cut ends of the strap or band after cutting, thus greatly reducing or eliminating the chance of injury from contact with one of the ends of the cut strap.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electric mitre saw, comprising a base (1), a work bench (2), a saw mechanism, and a swing arm (4), wherein a plurality of layers of slide rails (5, 11) extending in a horizontal direction are provided on the swing arm (4), with the plurality of layers of slide rails (5, 11) being able to slide horizontally relative to each other by means of a slide block (6), a rotary shaft (10) is provided on one layer of the slide rails (11) farthest away from the swing arm (4), and the saw mechanism is rotatably connected to the rotary shaft (10). By means of the arrangement of the plurality of layers of slide rails (5, 11), the length of each layer of slide rails is relatively short, the manufacturing difficulty is reduced, there is a saving in the working space of the miter saw, and the packaging volume is reduced.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable machine tool, in particular a hand-held machine tool, comprising at least one coupling device which is designed to be coupled to a machine tool separation device having at least one cutting unit and at least one guide unit for guiding the cutting unit. According to the disclosure, the portable machine tool comprises at least one machine tool stabilizing device which comprises, in an area outside the coupling device, at least one stabilizing element having at least one support surface for stabilizing the machine tool separation device.

Abstract: For machining a concave-convex gear in which concave teeth of the concave-convex gear and convex teeth of a mating gear are formed in a circumferential direction, to allow torque transmission to or from the mating gear, in a trajectory extracting step a relative movement trajectory of each convex tooth of the mating gear with respect to the concave-convex gear at the time when torque is transmitted is first extracted as a machining target. Then, in a machining step, the concave teeth of the concave-convex gear are machined on a disc-shaped workpiece by moving at least one of the disc-shaped workpiece and a working tool such that a relative movement trajectory of the working tool with respect to the disc-shaped workpiece coincides with the relative movement trajectory of each convex tooth of the mating gear with respect to the concave-convex gear extracted in the trajectory extracting step.

Abstract: A face hobbing cutter system for face hobbing spiral bevel gears. The system includes at least one set of detachable cartridge assemblies having a plurality of respective cartridge assemblies. Each cartridge assembly includes a plurality of cartridges and indexable milling inserts. A part of the inserts of each set of cartridge assemblies are rhombic, tangential-mounted inserts for milling flanks of spiral bevel gear teeth, while the other inserts are grooving inserts, which are arranged transversely to the tangential-mounted inserts, for milling roots of spiral bevel gear teeth. The tangential-mounted inserts of each set of cartridge assemblies are provided in pairs, one being provided with its front facing the central axis, and the other being provided with its front facing away the central axis, to respectively mill concave curved flanks and convex curved flanks of the spiral bevel gear teeth.

Abstract: A removable tip type rotary tool is provided in which a rotation stop key and a key groove each having a triangular shape are disposed on opposing surfaces of a body and a tip concentrically attached to a leading end portion of the body in a removable manner. A pair of side surfaces of the rotation stop key and a pair of side walls of the key groove are brought into surface contact by mounting screw. An angle for each of the pair of the side surfaces and the pair of side walls is between 60 to 100 degrees, a groove bottom of the key groove is rounded with a radius from 1.5 to 2.8 mm, corners of opening edges on both sides of the key groove and corners of both base-end side portions of the rotation stop key are rounded with radiuses, respectively, from 1.5 to 2.8 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning device for electrical-discharge machining fluid that cleans electrical-discharge machining fluid of an electrical-discharge machining device including a machining tank that is filled with the oil-based electrical-discharge machining fluid and in which a workpiece is machined by applying a pulse voltage between the workpiece and a machining electrode and a machining-fluid storage tank storing the electrical-discharge machining fluid to be used in the machining tank, the cleaning device including a cleaning-material storage container, which stores a cleaning material made of a granular porous material having a specific gravity equal to or higher than that of the electrical-discharge machining fluid and a grain diameter between 0.01 millimeters and 10 millimeters, in a flow channel that causes the electrical-discharge machining fluid to flow between the machining tank and the machining-fluid storage tank.

Abstract: A welding method, including: forming a molten solder in a solder bath, forming a dynamic flow of the molten solder from the solder bath, and contacting an object to be welded with the dynamic flow of the molten solder and conducting welding. The surface of the molten solder includes a reduction layer. The oxygen content of the molten solder is below 10 ppm.

Abstract: An electric heating tool includes a body to which a power supply member is mounted. A heating device includes a power receiving connector, a seat mounted to the power receiving connector, two connection legs, and a heating element. The power receiving connector is mounted to the power supply member and has two electrodes electrically connected to two electrodes of the power supply member. Each connection leg is received in one of two through-holes of the seat and includes a connection end and a heating end. The connection ends of the connection legs are electrically connected to the electrodes of the power receiving connector. The heating element is connected to the heating ends of the connection legs.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing flux-free solder comprises a dispenser head with a stamp to which ultrasound can be applied. Solder is dispensed by: A) moving the dispenser head above a next substrate place, B) lowering the stamp until the working surface of the stamp touches the substrate place or is located at a predetermined height above the substrate place, C) dispensing solder by: C1) advancing the solder wire until the solder wire touches the substrate place, in such a manner that the tip of the solder wire touches the substrate place within a recess of the stamp, C2) further advancing of solder wire to melt a predetermined quantity of solder, and C3) retracting the solder wire, D) moving the dispenser head to distribute the solder on the substrate place, and simultaneously applying ultrasound to the stamp, and E) raising the stamp.

Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline is described in which both internal and external weld passes are performed in order to weld together the pipe sections. The method includes arranging a pipe section adjacent to the end of a pipeline thereby defining a circumferential joint to be welded, performing an external weld pass, with for example GMAW—MIG torches, on the root of the joint to be welded during which weld material is deposited in the root of the joint to be welded, thereby forming a root weld, and then performing an internal weld pass, with for example a GTAW—TIG torch, on the root weld during which the root weld is melted and re-shaped. The method has particular application in relation to pipes clad with corrosion resistant alloy.

Abstract: In the bonding of an aluminum alloy material (11) to a steel material (12) by TIG welding, a tungsten electrode (1) which has a tip having a diagonally cut tip face (2) and asymmetrical to the electrode center axis (6) is used. The tungsten electrode (1) is oriented toward the welding line from the upper side of the aluminum alloy material (11) in such a manner that the tip face side of the tungsten electrode (1) faces the aluminum alloy material (11) side and the tip (2a) of the tip face (2) faces the steel material (12) side. In this manner, an arc (3) from the tip (2a) is directed to the steel material (12) side.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus includes a bonding arm which has a receiving portion facing a center axis of a bonding tool; a pair of capillary holding portions in contact with the bonding tool; a pair of piezoelectric elements configured to generate an ultrasonic vibration in contact with the capillary holding portions; and a pressurizing device which has a pressurizing member arranged to face the receiving portion of the bonding arm and a moving device configured to move the pressurizing member toward the receiving portion of the bonding arm. The pressurizing member is moved in a state in which the pair of piezoelectric elements, the pair of capillary holding portions, and the bonding tool are placed between the receiving portion of the bonding arm to cause the bonding arm to hold the pair of capillary holding portion and the bonding tool.

Abstract: There is provided a hybrid ultraprecision machining device for manufacturing a micro-machined product from a workpiece, the machining device comprising: an electromagnetic-wave-machining means for roughly machining the workpiece; a precision-machining means for precisely machining the roughly machined workpiece, the precision-machining means being equipped with a replaceable cutting tool selected from the group consisting of a planar tool, a shaper tool, a fly-cutting tool, a diamond-turning tool and a micro-milling tool; a shape-measurement means for measuring a shape of the workpiece upon use of the electromagnetic-wave machining means and the precision-machining means; and a control means for controlling the electromagnetic-wave-machining means or the precision-machining means, based on information on the shape of the workpiece, the shape being measured by the shape-measuring means.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjusting a laser beam applied to a workpiece in a processing operation. A laser processing system receives the laser beam that is associated with a beam quality property. The laser processing system adjusts the laser beam to change the beam quality property based on a characteristic of the workpiece, a characteristic of the processing operation, or a combination thereof. The adjusted laser beam can also be delivered to the workpiece.

Abstract: A liquid phase laser ablation apparatus is provided, which includes a vessel for storing liquid in which a component to be atomized is arranged; a laser oscillating device for oscillating a laser light irradiated to the component through the liquid; a reflecting mirror configured to freely change an angle of incidence of the laser light with respect to a surface of the liquid; a focusing lens for focusing the laser light oscillated from the laser oscillating device; a cover body for covering an upper surface of the vessel; and a laser light introduction port provided on the cover body or a side surface of the vessel above the surface of the liquid. Accordingly, liquid will not adhere to optical components constituting the apparatus, there is little contamination and damage to the optical components, and laser ablation can occur in a continuous and stable manner for a long period of time.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for joining at least two workpieces, the method comprising the following method steps: providing and positioning the workpieces to be joined; providing at least one joining element; heating the joining element to a temperature substantially equal to its plasticizing temperature with at least one heat source; heating the workpieces at least in the region of a joint to a predetermined reaction temperature; and applying material of the joining element to the region of the joint with a relative movement taking place between the joining element and the region of the joint.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-free solder alloy having high reliability and excellent solder bonding properties and suited for the mounting of micronized electronic components at low cost. The lead-free solder alloy according to the present invention has a composition containing 0.5 to 1.5 wt % of Ag, 0.3 to 1.5 wt % of Cu, 0.01 to 0.2 wt % of Ni, 1.0 wt % or less of Ga, and the balance being Sn and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: A system and method for retrofitting a manual benchtop milling machine utilizing servo controls and/or stepper motors, in which a retrofit kit and method for the modification of a milling machine incorporates ball screws and ball nuts, without removing or replacing the original acme nuts, which have been properly configured and aligned to the machine on which they were originally installed. The retrofit kit and method allow for the modification using the alignment of the original acme nuts in their proper location and alignment obviating the need for custom machining or alignment.

Abstract: A method making an oil field mat from a plurality of synthetic board to create a tri-layer oil field mat usable to support trucks, equipment, and personnel around a derrick, or a Christmas tree having central couplers and end caps.

Abstract: A series progressive divider valve comprises a valve body and pistons. A fluid inlet extends into the valve body. Stations are disposed in the valve body and extend from a first end to a second end; each station comprises piston stations extending through the valve body and a bypass station fluidly isolating the first end from the second end. The piston stations comprise a piston bore and a piston. The bypass stations comprise first and second fluid passages extending from the first and second ends to positions inside the valve body. Outlet bores extend into the valve body, and each comprises first and second sets of outlet bores. Porting forms passageways connecting the stations to each other and with the outlet bores such that when high pressure fluid is applied to the inlet the pistons reciprocates from the first end to the second end in sequence.

Abstract: A method for the production of a piston made of steel, for an internal combustion engine, in which the upper piston part is produced using the forging method, and the lower piston part is produced using the forging or casting method, and they are subsequently welded to one another. To simplify the production method and make it cheaper, the upper piston part is forged using the method of hot forming and of cold calibration, to finish it to such an extent that further processing of the combustion bowl and of the upper cooling channel regions can be eliminated.

Abstract: A fastening method comprising using a control apparatus to select a first upsetting volume of an upsetting die, using a punch to push a first fastener into a workpiece and using the upsetting die to upset the first fastener, then using the control apparatus to select a second upsetting volume of the upsetting die, using the punch to push a second fastener into a workpiece and using the upsetting die to upset the second fastener, or using the punch and the upsetting die to form a clinch joint.

Abstract: The present invention provides various aspects of support for a fabrication facility capable of routine placement and replacement of processing tools. Support aspects include support structure for processing tools, a clean environment carrier for a single substrate, and a quick disconnect flange which facilitates connecting and disconnect of electrical, liquid and gas utilities to a processing tool placed in the fabricator.

Abstract: Universal support poles and kits therefor are disclosed herein. The universal support poles and kits may comprise a ceiling mount and a floor mount. The universal support poles and kits may comprise at least three pole members. The pole members may be swage coupled together. Methods of assembling universal support poles are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dismantling of chosen parts of assembled pallets, said device including a support frame, that carries a first and a second dismantling station, into which pallets are insertable. The first dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen outer parts of a base of a pallet in order to separate at least some of these parts. The second dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen inner parts of a base of a pallet or between outer parts of a deck of a pallet in order to separate any of these parts. The device also comprises a multiple-axle robot, which is arranged to feed pallets into and out of the device and to position said pallets in relation to the knifes of both dismantling stations of the device.